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united in grief, united in hope, united in newtown. 27 wooden angels in newtown, one for each victim of the massacre. but one month later, that display and most of the other memorials have been taken down. gifts sent from all over the world now preserved in a warehouse to become part of a future permanent memorial. visible reminders of the tragedy mostly gone. the community, however, is still struggling. just today, dozens of family members gathered to announce a mission to promote a national dialogue on gun violence, mental health and school safety. for many of the families involved it's one way to honor the loved ones they lost. >> it is a sad honor to be here today. it has been a month since i lost my son, dylan, and 25 other families lost their loved ones. at times it feels like only yesterday, and other times it feels as if many years have passed. i still find myself reaching for dylan's hand to walk across the parking lot or expecting him to crawl into bed beside me for early morning cuddles before school. it is hard to believe he is gone. >> it is steel hard, the crime scene r
united in grief, united in hope, united in newtown. 27 wooden angels in newtown, one for each victim of the massacre. but one month later, that display and most of the other memorials have been taken down. gifts sent from all over the world now preserved in a warehouse to become part of a future permanent memorial. visible reminders of the tragedy mostly gone. the community, however, is still struggling. just today, dozens of family members gathered to announce a mission to promote a national...
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chirn, ever. >> the united states supreme court doesn't take that many cases. they get 7,000 cases a year and they take about 80. >> yep. >> reporter: why do you think they should take this one? >> so many families have been hurt by the misuse of this law and we've said before, too, we don't think it's necessarily a bad law with bad intention, but it's definitely being misused. it doesn't apply. she wasn't removed from an existent indian home. she was with us from the very beginning. >> this is her room. >> reporter: and in some ways, veronica is still with them. her bedroom is still set up. >> i look around and i see her toys and her books and her little cook set. >> it makes it harder but taking it away is the hardest. >> you know, this is her home. it will always be her home but she's going to come home. she's going to play well the stuff again. >> it's a symbol of our hope that she's coming home. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn,is. we're going to follow the court's decision very closely in the days ahead and of course we're going to bring it to you. >>> still
chirn, ever. >> the united states supreme court doesn't take that many cases. they get 7,000 cases a year and they take about 80. >> yep. >> reporter: why do you think they should take this one? >> so many families have been hurt by the misuse of this law and we've said before, too, we don't think it's necessarily a bad law with bad intention, but it's definitely being misused. it doesn't apply. she wasn't removed from an existent indian home. she was with us from the...
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and also country star kenny chesney, united in newtown as we continue. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions, university of phoenix can help connect you to a world of opportunity. >>> the fire house where children were taken after the shooting for safety and to be reunited with their parents in the hours after the shooting, now on the roof of their fire house, 26 stars, one for each life taken at sandy hook elementary a month ago today. tomorrow, vice presi
and also country star kenny chesney, united in newtown as we continue. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more...
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in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve. is that not enough? >> let's be honest, when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i believe just recently, we had two females who were involved in marine corps infantry basic training, officer basic training, and they did not meet the standard, they did not pass. i'm not trying to say there aren't exceptions to the rule, but before we make a major policy shift and change like this, we should really get down to the grassroots in some of these units and see how well that's going to work and what would be the problems with implementation. >> general hilliard, canada opened roles back to women in 1989. you were involved in the process. in your experience, was it the right move, not only in terms of equality, bu
in fact, it's going to take years and each of the units, a specialized unit like the s.e.a.l.s, can make a case why women should not serve. is that not enough? >> let's be honest, when you have done this public announcement, it's going to be hard for someone to come back and objectively say we stand against this. you put the pressure on people in the opposite direction. i wish we had gone through the specialized units, done the right study, and as a matter of fact, i believe just...
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we should all unite. i think not only for the people in syria now, now i understand more. now i'm more committed to people. i'm feeling more committed to any kid who is oppressed in the world. there is the power of life in the face of death. peace in face of war. we should all come together and fight dictatorship. >> how were you taken? >> it was just like a draft. someone called me and said she was a girl, and she was detained by them. they asked her to call me, i came to a cafe, and all of a sudden, i find seven people a armed who took me along with six other guys, who had nothing to do with the revolution. they are still inside. >> what is it like? you said you escaped the grave. what is it like to be, you know, to be taken? to be bundled into a car? to hear that door locking behind you? >> i was really afraid when i was taken. i was really looking at my brother. tears were coming out of my eyes. >> you know, what i find heroic about you and others who speak out is not that you do not have fear, but it's that you experience fear just like everybody else but that doesn't
we should all unite. i think not only for the people in syria now, now i understand more. now i'm more committed to people. i'm feeling more committed to any kid who is oppressed in the world. there is the power of life in the face of death. peace in face of war. we should all come together and fight dictatorship. >> how were you taken? >> it was just like a draft. someone called me and said she was a girl, and she was detained by them. they asked her to call me, i came to a cafe,...
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we should all unite. i feel committed not only for the people in syria. now i understand more. i'm more committed to people who are doing it. i am feeling committed to any kid who is oppressed in the world. there is the power of life in face of death. peace in face of war. we should all come together and fight dictatorship. >> how were you taken? >> it was like someone called me and said she was a girl and she was detained by them and they asked her to call me and came to a cafe and i found seven people who took me with six other guy who is had nothing to do with it. >> what are is it like? you escaped the grave, but what is it like to be taken and bundled into a car and hear that door locking behind you. >> i was afraid and looking at my brother and tears were coming out of my eyes. >> what i find heroic about you and others who speak out is not that you do not have fear, but that you experience fear just like everybody else and that doesn't stop you from continuing to speak out. even now you are speaking out. do you worry you could be arrested again? >> yes. of course. the st
we should all unite. i feel committed not only for the people in syria. now i understand more. i'm more committed to people who are doing it. i am feeling committed to any kid who is oppressed in the world. there is the power of life in face of death. peace in face of war. we should all come together and fight dictatorship. >> how were you taken? >> it was like someone called me and said she was a girl and she was detained by them and they asked her to call me and came to a cafe and...
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occasionally people bring tall ladders on the mexican side and jump into the united states. not smart. they get hurt. what's more frequent, they come here where the fence ends. this fence is only on 20% of the ranch. this fence is on 80% of the ranch. all it is is a flimsy barbed wire fence. they come from mexico, hop on this fence and easily hop off. you can see there's a little ditch that's dug here so they can slide under it. and this is where many people cross into the united states. >> you just find trash everywhere. you can just take a few steps, here, it's all over. >> reporter: the big walls do keep people out. and bell says things have somewhat improved over the years but adds huge problems still exist. even if the desire was there to wall the entire border, it's impossible due to mountainous topography. >> i've actually run into smugglers, smugglers carrying weapons. i've run into kids carrying backpacks with drugs. >> reporter: you see everything? >> pretty much. >> reporter: and then there is this strange sight. dan bell actually repairs barbed wire border fence
occasionally people bring tall ladders on the mexican side and jump into the united states. not smart. they get hurt. what's more frequent, they come here where the fence ends. this fence is only on 20% of the ranch. this fence is on 80% of the ranch. all it is is a flimsy barbed wire fence. they come from mexico, hop on this fence and easily hop off. you can see there's a little ditch that's dug here so they can slide under it. and this is where many people cross into the united states....
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>> well there's a lot of reasons why things are competitive here in the united states. it's not just about the tax breaks, it's about an educated workforce and consistent laws and regulations that's predictable. it's about not having the fear of industrial espionage. and theft of intellectual property. there's a lot of reasons to be here. but even beyond that, you have to look at this and you have to question is this the best use of the taxpayers' money. everyone has been arguing we need fundamental tax reform, eliminate the loopholes. eliminate the breaks. lower the rates, expand the base. this goes exactly the opposite direction from what everybody has been talking about. >> but you got to admit sometimes it's a great sport to attack what seems like silly spending. i remember the big argument over fruit flies and that want drew a lot of ire. in the end fruit flies ended up being something that saved researchers money. because a fruit fly dies quicker and you can study their patterns much quicker and save researchers money. so can't you see in the end some of these thi
>> well there's a lot of reasons why things are competitive here in the united states. it's not just about the tax breaks, it's about an educated workforce and consistent laws and regulations that's predictable. it's about not having the fear of industrial espionage. and theft of intellectual property. there's a lot of reasons to be here. but even beyond that, you have to look at this and you have to question is this the best use of the taxpayers' money. everyone has been arguing we need...
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it happens in every criminal case in the united states of america. and these things are often withheld, if you will, until the appropriate time, at trial. and that time is not in the court of public opinion because people aren't educated on the law. they're not educated on these matters, and it's just inappropriate. >> if it's out there now, just to be clear, so do you disagree with the other attorney representing mr. mays, having put this piece of information out there? >> i don't disagree. i think at some point there has to be balance. and to protect the fairness of the proceedings, you know, this case has to be tried eventually. what has occurred, there has been an atmosphere of intimidation and coercion that has made our witnesses reluctant to come forward. well, if we don't have -- >> you're saying this is a bit of a defensive posture. >> let me ask you about this other thing that susan brought up as well, this photo. >> if i may finish. >> go ahead. >> if i may finish. it is the ethical thing to do on behalf of a client. when the balance of the
it happens in every criminal case in the united states of america. and these things are often withheld, if you will, until the appropriate time, at trial. and that time is not in the court of public opinion because people aren't educated on the law. they're not educated on these matters, and it's just inappropriate. >> if it's out there now, just to be clear, so do you disagree with the other attorney representing mr. mays, having put this piece of information out there? >> i don't...
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states, even if we don't default, if we don't increase the debt limit, the debt rating of the united states may be lowered. here's the practical application of that. generally speaking, if you have a credit rate and your credit rating gets damaged, your rate goes up. the last time this happened in august 2011, america's rates didn't go up. they went down. why? because europe was out there in more of a mess than america was. today that's not necessarily the case. we still have a very low borrowing rate. if our borrowing rate goes up as a result of this, that costs everybody. every loan that everybody touches goes up. >> back in 2011 it was widely reported that we were downgraded not because we reached that deal and it wasn't appealing, just because we were just intransigent and that's what led to the downgrade. and it looks like we're about to be a lot more intransigent. >> i think the idea that we are not a functioning government y anymore. that you look at washington and they are incapable of doing the perfunctory work. >> why? what all of a sudden happen? is it cable news? come on.
states, even if we don't default, if we don't increase the debt limit, the debt rating of the united states may be lowered. here's the practical application of that. generally speaking, if you have a credit rate and your credit rating gets damaged, your rate goes up. the last time this happened in august 2011, america's rates didn't go up. they went down. why? because europe was out there in more of a mess than america was. today that's not necessarily the case. we still have a very low...
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it's happening right here in the united states in 2013. even though the law allows it was written more than a century ago in 1872. it's still being used today. in fact, recently, it forced a california appeals court to overturn a rape conviction. the outcry has been intense. the california lawmakers who allowed the loophole to remain on the books, they are under fire tonight. here's cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: what happened on the streets sounded like rape to police. julio morales sleeps into the bedroom of a sleeping 18-year-old woman. in a hand-written note to police, he writes, she started to confuse with her boyfriend. the woman at first consents and then resists when she realizes it's not her boyfriend. according to a california law dating back to 1872, what happened is not a crime. an appellate decision overturning morales' conviction spells out why. has the man committed rape? because of historical anomalies in the law and the statutory definition of rape, the answer is no. even though if the woman had been married and the man had
it's happening right here in the united states in 2013. even though the law allows it was written more than a century ago in 1872. it's still being used today. in fact, recently, it forced a california appeals court to overturn a rape conviction. the outcry has been intense. the california lawmakers who allowed the loophole to remain on the books, they are under fire tonight. here's cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: what happened on the streets sounded like rape to police. julio morales...